Isaiah 45:5

I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

Cross-reference

Isaiah 45:22 echoes 'I am God, and there is no other' and adds a call to salvation for all nations.

Isaiah 45:21 repeats 'there is no other god besides me,' reinforcing the same exclusive claim in the same chapter.

Isaiah 46:9 Parallel

Isaiah 46:9 states 'I am God, and there is no other; there is none like me,' directly paralleling the declaration.

Isaiah 44:8 Parallel

Isaiah 44:8 asks 'Is there a God besides me?' and answers 'There is no Rock,' affirming the same exclusive deity.

Deuteronomy 4:39 says 'there is no other,' echoing the exclusive lordship of God.

Deuteronomy 4:35 declares 'the LORD is God; there is no other besides him,' the same monotheistic confession.

Deuteronomy 32:39 declares 'there is no god beside me' and adds God's power over life and death.

Joel 2:27 Parallel

Joel 2:27 says 'I am the LORD your God and there is none else,' directly reinforcing the exclusive claim.

1 Kings 8:60 states 'the LORD is God; there is no other,' from Solomon's prayer, affirming the same truth.

Ezra 1:2 Prophetic fulfillment

In Ezra 1:2, Cyrus acknowledges the Lord, fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy that God would equip him to restore Jerusalem.

Psalm 18:32 Allusion

In Psalm 18:32, David says God equipped him with strength, using the same verb as Isaiah 45:5 for Cyrus.

Psalm 18:39 Allusion

In Psalm 18:39, David again says God equipped him for battle, directly paralleling the girding of Cyrus.

1 Corinthians 8:4 asserts 'there is no God but one,' quoting the same monotheistic principle against idols.

Mark 12:32 Allusion

Mark 12:32 has a scribe affirming 'there is no other besides him,' directly echoing the monotheistic confession of Isaiah 45:5.

Psalm 18:31 Parallel

Psalm 18:31 mirrors the rhetorical question about God's uniqueness.

Ezra 1:3 Prophetic fulfillment

Ezra 1:3 records Cyrus's decree, fulfilling God's promise to strengthen him in Isaiah 45:5.

1 Chronicles 17:20 affirms the same unique deity—no God but the Lord.

2 Samuel 22:32 echoes the same exclusive claim—no God besides the Lord.

In 2 Samuel 7:22, David proclaims there is no God besides the Lord, echoing the same unique claim.

In Deuteronomy 6:4, the Shema declares the Lord is one, reinforcing the exclusive monotheism of Isaiah 45:5.

2 Samuel 22:40 also speaks of God strengthening, but in battle context; thematic link to 'I will strengthen you'.